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2019-04-21 Gravity Control Live Call with David Alzofon

Gravity Control with Present Technology by David Alzofon
Gravity Control with Present Technology by David Alzofon

This live call with David Alzofon is * JAM PACKED * with a lot of specifics about his father Dr. Frederick Alzofon’s Gravity Control technology.  Literally, this is probably the most important free recording on the internet about real technology that can control gravity because it is based on something proven in 1994 instead of speculation or wishful thinking about what might work.

David explains the process of Dynamic Nuclear Orientation, which is the key to the process and other aspects of the technology. There are also some very specific questions about the technology from some callers that are answered in detail.

In this video of the call (pictures are added to make a slideshow of it), there are a lot of references and a few items that were not included in the Gravity Control book.

The official site dedicated to this technology is http://gravitycontrol.io and below are two previous blog posts about this subject. Below those is the video of the call with the slideshow.

Gravity Control

Gravity Control with Present Technology by David Alzofon

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2019 ESTC Secret Guest Presenter Revealed

James DeMeo, Ph.D.
James DeMeo, Ph.D.

It is an honor to have Dr. James DeMeo present at our Energy Science & Technology Conference this year. His contributions are too vast to mention in one post, but suffice to say, he is one of the leading authorities if not the top expert on Reichian Orgonomy and the history of interferometer experiments that positively show there is an aether. If there was one reference that I have sent out and recommended over and over throughout the years that really stands out, it would be Dr. DeMeo’s website that discusses Dayton Miller’s interferometer experiments along with what Einstein actually said about it. To make a long story short, because of Miller’s experiments, Einstein had zero confidence in anything he believed in and this is on record.

His presentations at the 2019 ESTC are game-changers and there are only 46 seats remaining. Register and get your tickets while you can: Energy Conference

James DeMeo, PhD, is Director of the Orgone Biophysical Research Laboratory, a high-altitude research facility in the Siskiyou Mountains near to Ashland, Oregon, exhibiting optimal conditions for sensitive orgone energy experiments. He formerly served on the faculty of Geography at the University of Kansas, Illinois State University, University of Miami and University of Northern Iowa, presenting courses on Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Science. He was the first to undertake natural scientific research in a mainstream university investigating Wilhelm Reich’s controversial discoveries, subjecting those ideas to rigorous testing, with positive verification of the original findings. His published works include dozens of articles, compendiums and books, such as The Orgone Accumulator Handbook, In Defense of Wilhelm Reich, and Saharasia. He was editor of the compendiums On Wilhelm Reich and Orgonomy and Heretics’ Notebook, and of the journal Pulse of the Planet, and co-editor for the German-language compendium Nach Reich: Neue Forschung zur Orgonomie.

At this year’s 2019 ESTC, Dr. DeMeo will be delivering the keynote presentation: COSMIC ETHER EXISTS: CORRECTING A MAJOR ERROR IN MODERN SCIENCE – This presentation covers the historical ether-drift experiments, how even Michelson-Morley got positive results, as did others (ie, Dayton Miller), and how those findings were defeated politically, but never scientifically, mostly by the followers of Einstein. I have a book in preparation on this subject. The Miller-type of motional entrained material ether is quite similar to Reich’s orgone energy.

This is the perfect presentation to set the stage for this year’s conference since there will be a heavy focus on the aether. Also, another presenter will be demonstrating an interferometer experiment that everyone needs to see in order to believe it.

Dr. DeMeo will also be giving a second presentation: THE ORGONE ENERGY ACCUMULATOR: EXPERIMENTAL CONFIRMATIONS AND NEW WATER-STRUCTURING EVIDENCE – This presentation covers Dr. DeMeo’s recently published research on orgone-charged water. He will also discuss Reich’s discovery of the orgone and the best orgone accumulator constructions — there is so much misinformation on that issue, falsehoods created by the advocates of the “orgonite” and “orgone generator” devices. New findings on water research will be presented.

Every Energy Science & Technology Conference is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and this year is no exception! His presentations at the 2019 ESTC are game-changers and there are only 46 seats remaining. Register and get your tickets while you can: Energy Conference

It is highly recommended to get these two books for study before coming to the conference but not required – in either case, these are required for any seeker’s library:

The Orgone Accumulator Handbook
The Orgone Accumulator Handbook

The Orgone Accumulator Handbook: In the 1940s, the physician and natural scientist Dr. Wilhelm Reich claimed discovery of a new form of energy which charged up living organisms and also existed in the open atmosphere and in high vacuum. Reich’s laboratory and clinical findings indicated this new energy, which he called the orgone, could be photographed and measured, and had powerful life-positive biological effects. Reich trained other scientists and physicians in his findings, and together they set about applying the inexpensive orgone treatment methods – using a device called the orgone energy accumulator – against various illness, including cancer, with remarkably good results. His published findings shocked the scientific world of his day, however, ultimately leading to numerous smear articles in the popular press, and trumped-up charges by a power-drunk Food and Drug Administration. The FDA & “investigation” lead to a court trial of much greater significance than the better-known “Scopes Monkey Trial”. Ignoring Reich’s evidence and declaring “the orgone energy does not exist”, US Courts ordered all books on the orgone subject to be literally banned and burned. Reich was thrown into prison, where he died. His work was nearly forgotten except by a small group of supporters. In this book, former university professor Dr. James DeMeo examines Reich’s evidence and reports on his own observations and laboratory experiments, which have repeatedly confirmed the reality of the orgone phenomenon. Dr. DeMeo also recounts the observations and experiments of others, particularly physicians working in private European clinics where open use of Reich’s controversial orgone energy accumulator proceeds today. This Handbook gives a warning about low-level atomic and electromagnetic radiations, as from nuclear power plants, power-line fields and cell-phones, along with advice on measurement and protection against such toxic energy. The book also gives a discussion on the subject of healing waters from natural hot springs, a form of energy medicine which once was widely used in North America before the rise of the authoritarian MD-hospital system and the powerful federal bureaucracy of the FDA. Dr. DeMeo also gives detailed construction plans for people to build their own orgone energy blankets and accumulators, which are inexpensive and simple to construct, though requiring specific direction as to their materials and environments. This is the Third Revised and Expanded 2010 Edition of the Orgone Accumulator Handbook, nearly 100 pages larger than prior editions and carrying a Foreword by Dr. Eva Reich (the daughter of Dr. Wilhelm Reich), along with many photos, diagrams and charts. It retains all the original construction plans, updated to address new issues about the best materials for orgone accumulator and blanket construction. Two Appendix documents are also included, one which summarizes a double-blind and controlled clinical experiment proving the physiological effects of the orgone accumulator on volunteer subjects in a German university, and another which details the similarities of Reich’s orgone energy to the cosmic ether and “dark matter” of modern physics. This new edition also includes a section providing New Evidence on the Persecution of Reich, along with a bibliography, index and many weblinks for added information. It has many new photos and materials extracted from Dr. DeMeo’s publications verifying the reality of the orgone energy, and is a must-have for all those interested in the issue of life-energy, subtle-energy or energy-medicine research. This is an excellent introduction to a major scientific discovery, organized for the educated layperson but with sufficient detail and citations to stimulate the curiosity of the open-minded physician and scientist.

Get a copy of this book here: The Orgone Accumulator Handbook

Another recommended book is:

Heretic's Notebook: Emotions, Protocells, Ether-Drift and Cosmic Life-Energy, with New Research Supporting Wilhelm Reich
Heretic’s Notebook: Emotions, Protocells, Ether-Drift and Cosmic Life-Energy, with New Research Supporting Wilhelm Reich

Heretic’s Notebook: Emotions, Protocells, Ether-Drift and Cosmic Life-Energy, with New Research Supporting Wilhelm Reich: A compendium of 30 different research articles, by an international group of 18 different scientists and scholars, validating and expanding upon the subject of Wilhelm Reich’s amazing discoveries and related concepts. The fifth issue of the ongoing series, Pulse of the Planet, presents new research in the fields of biogenesis and experimental orgone biophysics, with insightful essays and research articles on a truly amazing range of subjects: On natural childbirth, sexuality, archaeological evidence on early human violence, Reich’s orgonomic functionalism, exposes on Reich’s detractors, Giordano Bruno’s work, protocells and bion-biogenesis research, a fresh look at Dayton Miller’s ether-drift discoveries, emotional effects in REG (psychokinesis) experiments, new methods for detection of orgone energy, dowsing research, orgone energy effects in low-level radiation, cloudbusting experiments in Africa, plant growth stimulation in the orgone accumulator, several papers on the orgone energy motor with a discussion on the implications of “free energy”, plus UFO research, book reviews, and much more, with many striking photos and illustrations.

Get a copy of this book here: Heretic’s Notebook: Emotions, Protocells, Ether-Drift and Cosmic Life-Energy, with New Research Supporting Wilhelm Reich

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2019-04-14 Ernst Willem van den Bergh Live Call Recording

In this call, Ernst’s shares about the relevance of Stan Meyer’s waveform in generating more current, how his experiment indicates receiving a signal from the inner Earth, a “flywheel” type effect where the power of the Tesla Transmitter gets stronger over time and it takes a while for it to die down, some of Tesla’s quotes, and distinctions between the aether and a gaseous medium.

Eric Dollard also called in to share his feedback on Ernst’s experiments. Both agree that Tesla definitely changed his tune after Colorado Springs.

There is a LOT of information inside this video – Ernst helped to edit it by adding a lot of info relevant to the call, which relates directly to Tesla and his own work.

An original post about Ernst’s work is here: http://emediapress.com/2016/06/22/teslas-self-acting-engine/

A more recent post mentioning his book is here: http://emediapress.com/2019/03/13/teslas-magnifying-transmitter-recreating-teslas-dream/

Get your copy of Ernst’s book here: Get your copy here: Tesla’s Magnifying Transmitter: Recreating Tesla’s Dream

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Recording 2019-04-06 Richard Hoagland Radio Show

On April 6, Moray King, Paul Babcock, Jim Murray, David Alzofon, myself and a few others were on The Other Side of Midnight, which is Richard Hoagland’s radio show. Walt Jenkins was the guest host.

That’s quite a few people for one show, but we all managed to contribute a bit.

The show page with a bunch of graphics and video embeds are here: https://www.theothersideofmidnight.com/2019-04-06-jenkins/

You can download this show here – right click on this link and select SAVE AS: https://content.streamhoster.com/file/osom/osom/Jenkins_HyperdimensionalMachines_AndTheMadmenWhoCreateThem_2019-04-06_OSOM.mp3?dl=1

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Exciting E.E. Job Opportunity

We have a medical doctor friend involved in a lot of cutting edge research and technologies who is looking for an Electrical Engineer.

  • Salary $60,000 to $80,000 Annually (plus commission)
  • Benefits Offered Medical
  • Employment Type Full-Time

Here are the basics… Clayton Georgia is a great place to live…a mild winter early spring late fall and a wonderful summer with many lakes and hiking trails.

Small research/prototype development electronics shop. Clayton Georgia is looking for a part or full-time electrical engineer with experience in PCB board layout and circuit design, specification and design document understanding, experience with microprocessor based hardware design and embedded programming experience. Text msg if interested to 706 490 1241.

If you know someone please please have them check out the ziprecruiter add for electrical engineer in Clayton Ga…

https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/Reset-Mfg/Job/Electrical-Engineer-Designer/-in-Clayton,GA?jobid=431ea87d-5b001de8

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400-600% Overunity Cooling Machine

A university project created a cooling system that creates about 600% more work than it takes to run the system using memory metal.

In this brief article, you’ll learn how something can easily produce way more work than it takes to run it and there are no violations of physics.

Electric heating element heaters are energy hogs for the heat they produce but regardless, they are 100% efficient already. And there is nothing magical or special about a 100% efficient heating system.

Why? Because nichrome or other heating element wire is thought to dissipate or waste all the electrical current that runs through it. That is not even close to being the reality, but that is what conventional science believes so we’ll just entertain that for the purposes of this article and to keep it simple. Normally, heat is considered waste in non-heat systems but if you power a heating element and it “wastes” all the electricity, then it is 100% efficient since the desired work is the heat.

Efficiency is a funny subject because as absolute as it sounds, it is really an objective measurement because efficiency changes depending on your perspective of what kind of work you want.

An incandescent bulb is considered 10% efficient since the desired work is light while 90% of the energy is “wasted” in heat. However, if we want to use those bulbs as heaters, then magically, they would be considered 90% efficient, with 10% wasted as light. But if you want some heat AND light, then the bulb is also magically considered 100% efficient since 100% of what you are using to power the bulb is creating both power and light.

Heat pumps create hundreds of percent more heat/cooling than the electricity required to run them – geothermal, refrigerators, air conditioners, air source heat pump dryers and water heaters, etc. yet, they are less efficient than heating element heaters.

Efficiency is a ratio of TOTAL input to TOTAL output. The heating element produces as much heat as the wattage is provided. It is 100% efficient.

But there is another measurement, COP or Coefficient of Performance, which is the ratio of ONLY WHAT WE PROVIDE on the input compared to the TOTAL output. With a heating element, we provide all the input so total output divided by our input will equal 1.0 or COP of 1.0.

With heat pumps, the story is very different. If it takes 200 watts of electricity to run a compressor to circulate a refrigerant through compressions and expansions cycles (that creates high and low potentials in the system), heat moves for free towards a colder area so the total amount of heat moved in a heat pump can easily be 300, 400, 500, or 600 watts worth of work in an electrical equivalent – for only paying 200 at the wall.

If you put in 200 but you get 600 watts of heat movement, the total desired work is 600 watts worth divided by only your input (not counting free environmental contribution) of 200 watts = 3.0 or COP of 3.0. That is a 300% NET GAIN in total energy (work) produced compared to what you have to pay for. But if you look at all input including environmental input, it will be under 100% since  there are losses. That is how you can have a system that produced hundreds of percent more work compared to what you pay for although it will still be 100% efficient of less.

The cooling system methodology created by a team led by Professors Stefan Seelecke and Andreas Schütze at Saarland University is technically not new in concept, but it is the best example of taking advantage of an interesting memory metal called Nitinol and it’s known effects of soaking up heat while it gets bent and releasing the heat when it straightens out.

The cooling system is made of a cylindrical chamber with a rotor that has nitinol metal strings running along the length. There is a cam system that flexes the wire as it rotates for 1/2 the revolution. During this 1/2, the wires soak up heat in that compartment, which cools the compartment down. When the wires goes into the other side of the chamber, they are allowed to straighten up and they release a lot of heat, which heats up that compartment.

There is air moving through the devices to move both the hot and cold air. The claims from the university is that it is about twice as efficient as a heat pump. As you know from the examples above that a heat pump could have a COP of 2.0 or 3.0 easily. That means that this new Nitinol cooling device would have a COP of 4.0-6.0 or 400-600% more work done than the motor takes to rotate the cylinder!

Although the recent buzz has been talking about this latest development as if it is new, but the university has been at this project for several years. Read this to see where their thought process came from as well as their funding. https://www.asminternational.org/web/smst/newswire/-/journal_content/56/10180/26145309/

It also has this graphic that illustrates a bit of how it works –  this is not shown in any of the recent media releases.

Here is a PDF of the German patent: http://emediapress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DE102016118776A12.pdf

Here is the PDF with a low quality translation to English – good enough to understand what is going on: http://emediapress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DE102016118776A11.de_.en_.pdf

Who will be the first to replicate the claims and post their results in http://energeticforum.com?

For more info on Nitinol, go here: Nitinol

To learn how open systems are permissible by the laws of physics and that systems CAN and DO produce more work than it requires from the operator by getting these two presentations:

Hacking the Aether by Aaron Murakami: https://emediapress.com/shop/hacking-the-aether/

Open System Thermodynamics by Peter Lindemann: https://emediapress.com/shop/open-system-thermodynamics/

Share this article with your friends using the links below – let’s get some replications going!


Update: March 31, 2025 – The Nitinol Cooling Revolution Advances

Since I wrote about the Nitinol-based cooling machine from Saarland University six years ago, claiming a remarkable 400-600% overunity—or Coefficient of Performance (COP) of 4.0–6.0—based on its edge over traditional heat pumps, the story has taken some impressive turns. In 2019, I spotlighted this German innovation, highlighting how Nitinol’s shape-memory properties could redefine refrigeration. Now, with fresh developments from Saarland and beyond, it’s time for an update. This covers the latest progress, clarifies the science, and tracks a global push in elastocaloric tech—complete with the critical distinction between COP and efficiency that too many still miss. Here’s the rundown.

The Starting Point: 2016–2019 Recap

In 2016, Saarland University’s Stefan Seelecke and Andreas Schütze introduced a prototype that caught my eye: a rotating cylinder with Nitinol wires, flexing to absorb heat and releasing it elsewhere, driven by a small motor. The ASM International article (Shape memory Nitinol alloys designed to cool refrigerators) set the stage, but their 2019 piece (Saarland University refrigerator is based on heating and cooling Nitinol wire bundles) delivered the key claim: it operated “at twice the efficiency of a heat pump.” With heat pumps at COPs of 2.0–3.0, I estimated 4.0–6.0. This wasn’t perpetual motion—thermodynamics holds—but a standout heat-moving system, backed by a German patent (DE102016118776A1, English PDF). Material COPs were already hitting 7.0–14.9 in studies like APL Materials (doi:10.1063/1.4952980), signaling big promise.

2022–2025: Saarland’s Steady Progress

By 2022, Saarland showcased a continuous-operation prototype at Hannover Messe, using fine Nitinol wires (200 microns) that stretch to cool (up to 20°C drops) and relax to heat, with airflow managing the temperature shift. The NEKKA project, launched in January 2022 with €6 million from Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics, targeted electric vehicle (EV) cooling, allocating €1 million to Seelecke’s team. At Hannover Messe 2023, they pitched it as “the most promising alternative” to conventional refrigeration, a view echoed by the EU and U.S. Department of Energy.

The breakthrough came in April 2024 with a mini-refrigerator prototype (ScienceDaily), unveiled at Hannover Messe. This compact unit, cooling a single bottle, flexed Nitinol bundles for a 20°C span, boasting a COP “more than ten times” that of typical systems. If conventional ACs or heat pumps sit at 2.0–3.0, that’s 20.0–30.0+—a massive jump from my 2019 estimate. No exact figures yet, but X posts from Hannover 2025 (March 31) hint at COPs possibly reaching 15–25. This reflects refinements: thinner wires, optimized cycles, and improved heat transfer. System COPs in papers like Nature Communications 2023 (doi:10.1038/s41467-023-43611-6) hit 3.7, but this suggests they’re nearing material peaks (7.0–20.0).

Beyond Saarland: Global Momentum

The elastocaloric field is gaining traction worldwide. A 2023 Science paper (doi:10.1126/science.adg7043) from the University of Maryland achieved a 50.6K temperature lift with Nitinol, though system COPs ranged from 1.03–6.85. In August 2024, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) upped the ante with a multi-material Nitinol setup, hitting a 75K lift—that’s a 75 Kelvin temperature swing, or about 135°F—and 48% better efficiency than prior benchmarks, pushing material COPs likely past 20. These advances pressure Saarland to innovate, with NEKKA eyeing EV applications into 2025.

COP vs. Efficiency: Setting It Straight

Let’s clear this up: COP and efficiency aren’t the same, despite widespread confusion. Efficiency is work output over total energy input, maxing at 100%. COP is heat moved per work input, and it can soar past 1.0 by tapping ambient energy. A heat pump with a COP of 3.0 shifts three units of heat per unit of power—not 300% efficient, just highly effective. My 2019 “400-600% overunity” meant COP, not a physics-defying claim. That 2024 “ten times more efficient” line? It’s COP 20.0+, not efficiency, despite the vague phrasing. Material COPs of 14.9–20, as seen in a 2021 International Journal of Refrigeration study (doi:10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2021.03.017), support this, but system COPs hitting that mark is the game-changer—stunning if verified.

Milestones and Hurdles

From 2016’s concept to 2024’s mini-fridge, Saarland’s notched achievements: COPs doubling heat pumps (4.0–6.0) by 2019, then potentially tenfold gains (20.0+) by 2024. Material COPs over 7.0 were documented by 2016 (PMC PMC4942021), with system COPs climbing—3.7 in 2023, maybe 20.0+ now. Hurdles remain: Nitinol’s cost, cycle fatigue, and scaling to practical sizes. Yet, Germany’s 2023 Energy Efficiency Act could drive adoption in data centers or EVs.

Looking Ahead

The trajectory’s clear—2019’s “twice as good” evolved to 2024’s “ten times better,” with material COPs leading and system designs catching up. Saarland’s NEKKA and mini-fridge milestones, alongside global efforts, point to a refrigeration shake-up. Will COP 20.0+ cool your home soon? Not quite, but Hannover Messe 2025 (unfolding now!) might reveal more. This technology’s on the cusp of something big—stay tuned!

References/Resources

Bibliographical Notes

  • Ossmer, H., & Kohl, M. (2016). Elastocaloric cooling: Stretch to actively cool. Nature Energy.
  • Qian, S., et al. (2023). High-performance elastocaloric cooling. Science.
  • Seelecke, S., et al. (2016). Elastocaloric cooling processes. APL Materials.
  • Tušek, J., et al. (2021). Elastocaloric effect in NiTi alloys. International Journal of Refrigeration.
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Geometric Algebra at 2019 ESTC

Dr. Jack Hanlon
Dr. Jack Hanlon

Recently, I had the privilege of talking to Dr. Jack Hanlon more in depth about his presentation on Geometric Algebra and it is much more powerful than I had initially thought. He gave me some very specific examples where mainstream science says no energy is happening, but it clearly is. He presented a type of “source-code” to being able to reveal this hidden energy using Geometric Algebra. Once it is understood where the energy is happening in reactive power situations, then the first step has been taken in being able to move towards understanding how we might be able to use it to create real measurable work, which is one of the “Holy Grails” of Free Energy.

Versor Algebra
Versor Algebra

Eric Dollard’s Versor Algebra is based on the work of Steinmetz who developed it in order to mathematically model and crack Tesla’s polyphase patents on behalf of General Electric who hired him. The application of Versor Algebra for studying polyphase power systems of any number of phases including the self-referencing single phase Tesla mode is possible. It can also be used to analyze planetary phases, the ebbs and flows of the ocean, time and countless other things that have rhythms and motions.

Having worked with Eric for a number of years now regarding this kind of math, which I do not claim to be at any level of proficiency, I can say that Dr. Hanlon’s Geometric Algebra developments will be an excellent foundation for anyone interested in learning what kind of math they should learn in order to mathematically show the basic operating principles of natural energy systems. I can say this because I fully comprehended what Dr. Hanlon shared with me and I have not studied mathematics for nearly 30 years.

Hacking the Aether by Aaron Murakami
Hacking the Aether by Aaron Murakami

After presenting my Hacking the Aether model, which is a “unified field” model for the layman showing possibly what gravity, inertia, time and other natural phenomena are in a simple but seamless method, Professor Haralick suggested that I put some math to it beyond the basic Newtonian Equations to tie it all together. I haven’t seen anything that seems to be a good fit but after talking to Dr. Hanlon, it’s the first time I have had an interest in learning a specific, simple and elegant mathematical method to accomplish my goals. I can only image what it could do for you in your pursuit of advanced energy technologies.

There will be a specific focus on switched reluctance motors/generators but this is far from being the only thing his developments in Geometric Algebra can be used for. Join us at the 2019 Energy Science & Technology Conference to see this landmark presentation in person. 2019 Energy Conference

Almost half the seats are already sold out so register and get your tickets while you still have the opportunity. You can see what’s lined up so far here: http://energyscienceconference.com/2019-conference-schedule/

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Smart Meter Danger

I just posted an article about how to opt out from smart meters in the Spokane, Washington area. But read below for information that you have a right to know about!

Spokane Smart Meters – How to Opt Out

Opting out is not the real solution but it is a start. Opt out options are a sham for passively silencing people. Also, Opt Out in Spokane doesn’t mean no smart meter, it means they turn off the RF but still replace your bulletproof analog meter with a digital one. RF is not the only issue as fires, higher bills (since digital can be manipulated), etc. are the other issues including spying on your appliance usage and so on.

Here is the most updated presentation by Josh del Sol and when you see the references, it will shock you! No pun intended. And some come straight from mainstream sources. Ever see 100 smart meters explode simultaneously because a truck hits a power pole? And all the outlets in the home expel black carbon from the outlets all over the walls? If you want to talk about a serious fire hazard that has never happened in the history of analog meters, this will blow your mind!

Also, when you hear what Dr. Timothy Schoechle, National Institute for Science, Law & Public Policy, has to say, you will know why the power companies are trying to ram these smart meters down our throat – the whole thing is a scam and the power companies know it!

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is an excellent movie about a 13 year old Malawian boy named William who is living in a village that is facing a famine. His deep burning desire pushes him to learn what he needs to in order to cobble together a wind powered generator that powers a pump and saves the village.

I just watched this the other night and although it is extremely rudimentary, its a great story about desire, innovation and spirit. Every young child has something to learn from this as it is a story of determination and commitment, which is obviously important for their character.

This story is based on a book of the same name and a young-reader’s edition is available here: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

It would make a great gift for any school-aged child.

The movie is a Netflix Original so is most likely only available from Netflix. The link to the movie is here: https://www.netflix.com/title/80200047

 

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Spokane Smart Meters – How to Opt Out

Smart meters are a hot topic these days mostly in regards to whether or not they are safe. Itron is one of the largest manufacturers of smart meters and they happen to be right here in Spokane. Avista is our local power company – used to be Washington Water Power years ago and they are now updating the power poles in various neighborhoods to accommodate the new changes. The light colored pole in the picture below is the new ones being installed next to the old one. The old ones will be removed at some point.

Whether or not smart meters are really a health hazard is one issue and whether or not you should have a choice in accepting one is another. It is a fact that smart meters have burned homes to the ground as well as other issues that are highly documented. As a matter of fact, there are entire regions such as in Canada that have outright banned them because of their dangers.

Here is a free viewing of the award winning documentary Take Back Your Power so you can see a few of these documented problems with smart meters:

To learn more about this video and about Josh del Sol’s work regarding educating the public on these matters, go here:

Take Back Your Power

If you happen to be in Spokane, Washington, Avista is actually making is simple to opt out from having a smart meter installed on your home. I’m definitely opting out because regardless of anyone’s opinion to the contrary, it is an indisputable fact that smart meters have never undergone testing to prove they are safe!

Here is Avista’s page with the instructions on how to opt out: https://www.myavista.com/about-us/energy-innovations/smart-meters-opt-out

I’m posting the pertinent info about the opt out option here for convenience. The form is here and it will cost you $5 per month: The opt out form is here: https://www.myavista.com/-/media/myavista/content-documents/smart-meters/noncommunicatingdigitalmeterrequestform.pdf

How to opt out

If you choose to opt out, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) approved the following qualifications and charges that will be added to your Avista bill:

  • A $5 ongoing monthly fee to cover some of the cost of manually reading a residential non-smart meter
    • Note: The $5 ongoing monthly fee is waived for income qualified customers
  • A one-time $75 fee if you choose to opt out 31 days after a smart meter is already installed
  • Residential customers who live in a single-family home or a multi-plex with four units or less qualify for opt out. The request must be made by the Avista customer of record (family members, neighbors or landlords cannot act on behalf of another customer).

For your convenience, there are multiple ways to opt out of receiving a smart meter:

The opt out form is here: https://www.myavista.com/-/media/myavista/content-documents/smart-meters/noncommunicatingdigitalmeterrequestform.pdf

  • If you meet the qualifications, please complete and sign the application form and submit it to Avista.
    • Scan or take a photo of it and email it to optout@avistacorp.com
    • Mail it to Avista at:
      Avista Utilities
      Attn: Opt Out
      1411 E. Mission Ave.
      Spokane, WA 99202
    • FAX it to Avista at 509-777-9650
  • We must receive your signed form in order to formally complete the opt-out process. If we don’t receive your completed and signed form, it may result in you receiving a standard smart meter.
  • You may also contact our Call Center at 1-800-227-9187 and one of our representatives can assist you.

Here are the benefits claimed by Avista:

Feature or benefitSmart MeterOpt Out
24/7 Access to Usage InformationYesNo
Bill-to-date trend chartYesNo
Projected next billYesNo
Remote service capabilitiesYesNo
Automatic outage detectionYesNo
Ongoing monthly feeIncluded$5*
One-time fee if you opt out 31-days after smart meter was installedIncluded$75

*Ongoing monthly fee is waived for income qualified customers

24/7 access to info? I already know what my usage is at any time and so do most people. They may not know how to calculate it, but they know what is drawing electricity. Bill trends? Any adult that has experience paying bills already knows what they are paying and what they will expect to pay on their next bill. Remove service capabilities? How many of you go on vacation and the first thing that pops into your mind is – “Gee, I wonder how many kilowatt hours of electricity my home is drawing?” – NOT. Automatic outage detection? When my lights go out, that tells me my power is out faster than any smart meter can. Also, if I’m away, my neighbors know and will call or text me so I can have someone come over and plug my refrigerators into my backup battery bank. And I have to pay $5 per month for being someone that uses common sense and isn’t relying on being glued to some website or app that is supposed to make my life easier but doesn’t?

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